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[76 STAT. Public Law 87-126 A»G«.T 7. 1961 an ACT [S. 857] to Provide PUBLIC LAW 87-12»-AUG. 7, 1961 [76 STAT. Public Law 87-126 A»g«.t 7. 1961 AN ACT [s. 857] To provide for the establishment of Cape CJod National Seashore. Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives of the tioa**! SMlii^e' ^^*^^^ States of America in Congress a^sembled^ That (a) the area MMM.* * *' comprising that portion of the land and waters located in the towns of Provincetown, Truro, Wellfleet, Eastham, Orleans, and Chatham in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and described in subsection (b), is designated for establishment as Cape Cod National Seashore (hereinafter referred to as "the seashore"). (b) The area referred to in subsection (a) is described as follows: Beginning at a point in the Atlantic Ocean one-quarter of a mile due west of the mean low-water line of the Atlantic Ocean on Cape Cod at the westernmost extremity of Race Point, Provincetown, Massachusetts; thence from the point of beginning along a line a quarter of a mile offshore of and parallel to the mean low-water line of the Atlantic Ocean, Cape Cod Bay, and Provincetown Harbor in enerally southerly, easterly, and northerly directions rounding f iong Point and then southwesterly to a point a quarter of a mile offshore of the mean low-water line on the harbor side of the dike depicted on the United States Geological Survey Provincetown quadrangle sheet (1949) crossing an arm of the Provincetown Harbor; thence northerly, along a line a quarter of a mile offshore of and parallel to the low-water line at the dike to a point easterly of the point of intersection of the said dike with the boundary of the Province Lands Reservation as depicted on the said Province- town quadrangle sheet; thence westerly to the said point of intersection of the dike and the Province Lands Reservation boundary; thence along the boundaries of the Province Lands Reservation northwesterly, northeasterly, northerly, and easterly to the east­ ernmost corner of the reservation being near United States Route 6; thence leaving the said easternmost comer along an extension of the southerly reservation boundary line easterly to the northerly right-of-way line of United States Route 6; thence along the northerly right-of-way line of United States Route 6 in a general easterly direction crossing the Truro- Provincetown line and continuing in the town of Truro in a gen­ erally southeasterly direction to a point four-tenths of a mile southeasterly of the southerly right-of-way line of Highland Road; thence easterly five-tenths of a mile to a point; thence turning and running in a southeasterly direction paral­ leling the general alinement of United States Route 6 and gen­ erally distant therefrom five-tenths of a mile to a point approxi­ mately 700 feet northwesterly of Long Nook Road; thence southwesterly along a ridge generally paralleling the alinement of Long Nook Road and distant approximately 700 feet therefrom to a point two-tenths of a mile northeasterly of the northerly right-of-way line of United States Route 6; thence southeasterly paralleling the general alinement of United States Route 6 and generally distant two-tenths of a mile northeasterly thereof to a point 300 feet south of the southerly right-of-way line of Higgins Hollow Road; 76 STAT.] PUBLIC LAW 87-126-AUG. 7,^«»61 286 thence in a general easterly direction paralleling the southerly alinement of Higgins Hollow Road and 300 feet distant southerly therefrom to a point five-tenths of a mile east of the easterly right-of-way line of said Eoute 6,; thence turning and running in a southeasterly and southerly direction paralleling the general alinement of United States Route 6 and distant five-tenths of a mile easterly therefrom to a point 300 feet, north of the northerly right-of-way line of North Pamet Road; thence in a generally southwesterly direction paralleling the general alinement of North Pamet Road and generally distant 300 feet northerly therefrom to a point approximately two-tenths of a mile east of the easterly right-of-way line of United States Route 6; thence in a southerly direction paralleling the alinement of United States Route 6 and generally distant two-tenths of a mile easterly therefrom to a point three-tenths of a mile south of South Pamet Road; thence west to the intersection of Old County Road and Mill Pond Road; thence following the easterly right-of-way line of Old County Road southward to a point opposite the southerly right-of-way line of Ryder Beach Road at its intersection with Old County Road; thence eastward to a point 300 feet east of the easterly right- of-way line of said Old County Road; thence in a southerly direction paralleling Old County Road, at a distance of 300 feet to the east of the easterly right-of-way line of said road to a point 600 feet south of the southerly right- of-way line of Prince Valley Road; thence in a generally westerly direction, crossing Old County Road and the New York, New Haven, and Hartford Railroad right-of-way to the southern extremity of the town landing and beach in the Ryder -Beach area^ and continuing to a point in Cape Cod Bay a quarter of a mile offshore from the mean low- water line of Cape Cod Bay; thence turning and running along a line a quarter of a mile offshore of and parallel to the mean low-water line of Cai)e Cod Bay in a general southerly and easterly direction rounding Jeremy Point and thence in a general northerly direction along a line a quarter of a mile offshore of and parallel to the mean low-water line on the westerly side of Wellfleet Harbor, to a point one quarter of a mile due north of the mean low-water line at the eastern tip of Great Island as depicted on the United States Geological Survey Wellfleet quadrangle sheet (1958); thence north to the mean high-water line on the north shore of the Herring River estuary in the vicinity of its confluence with Wellfleet Harbor; thenoe following the mean high-water line southwesterly, northwesterly, and northeasterly to the easterly right-of-way line of Chequesset Neck Road at its crossing of Hemng River; thence following the course of Herring River along the 20- foot contour line of the southeasterly shore thereof to a point near Mill Creek; thence crossing Mill Creek in a northeasterly direction to the 20-foot contour level near to and northeast of the confluence of Mill Creek and Herring River; thence following generally northerly and easterly along the easterly edge of the Herring River marshes on the 20-foot contour 286 PUBLIC LAW 87-126-AUG. 7, 1961 [76 STAT. to a point north of which the easterly right-of-way line of a medium duty road, as depicted on said Wellfleet quadrangle sheet, crosses northward across a marshy stream near the juncture of said medium duty road with Bound Brook Island Road; thence crossing said marshy stream along said easterly right- of-way line of said medium duty road, and continuing in a northerly direction to the 20-foot contour level on the north side of said marshy stream; thence following the 20-foot contour line westward approxi­ mately 1,000 feet to its intersection with an unimproved dirt road, as depicted on said Wellfleet quadrangle sheet, leading from a point near the juncture of Bound Brook Island Road and the said medium duty road; thence following said unimproved dirt road northwesterly for approximately 1,600 feet to the 20-foot contour line bordering the southerly edge of the Herring River marshes; thence following said 20-foot contour line in an easterly direc­ tion to Route 6; thence crossing Route 6 and continuing to a point on the easterly right-of-way line of a power transmission line as depicted on said Wellfleet quadrangle sheet; thence in a general southerly direction along the said easterly right-of-way line of a power transmission line to the Eastham- Wellfleet town line; thence southeasterly for a distance of approximately 5,200 feet to a point due north of the intersection of the easterly right-of- way line of Nauset Road with the northerly right-of-way line of Cable Road; thence due south to the intersection of the said easterly right-of- way line of Nauset Road and the said northerly right-of-way line of Cable Road; thence in a general southerly direction crossing Cable Road and along said easterly right-of-way line of Nauset Road to a point 500 feet north of the northerly right-of-way line of Doane Road and its intersection with Nauset Road; thence west to a point 500 feet west of the westerly right-of-way line of Nauset Road; thence southerly and westerly 500 feet from and parallel to the said right-of-way line of Nauset Road to the easterly right-of- way line of Salt Pond Road; thence southerly along the easterly right-of-way line of said Salt Pond Road to its intersection with the southerly right-of- way line of Nauset Road; thence westerly along the southerly right-of-way line of Nauset Road to its intersection with the easterly right-of-way line of United States Route 6; thence southerly along the easterly right-of-way line of said Route 6 a distance of about four-tenths of a mile to the northerly boundary of the Eastham town hall property; thence easterly to a point one-tenth of a mile from United States Route 6; thence turning and running in a generally southerly direction paralleling the general alinement of United States Route 6 and generally distant therefrom one-tenth of a mile to a small stream approximately one-tenth of a mile beyond Governor Prence Road extended; thenqe southeasterly along the said stream to the Orleans- Eastham town line; 75 STAT.] PUBLIC LAW 87-126-:AUG.
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